Mark_Mark
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$699? not bad
Big Boy Revolver?
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Miami_JBT
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Their brass framed .357 Magnum lever action with a loading gate is a $1,000 rifle.
If they released a .22LR/.22 Mag to to with their rifles, that would be far more economical and affordable.
I will pass. Anthony dropped the ball on this one. I worked in a shop for ten years after retiring from my full time job and we sold a bunch of Henry guns. Very few excited me but I was raised on Winchester, Marlin and Savage levers. Colt, Smith and Wesson and Ruger revolvers. Henry rifles can look nice but this thing just doesn't make sense. I'd never trade my Security Six, 19, 686, SP, or any others for it.
westernrover
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Brass is a zinc alloy. It's zinc and copper. But Henry doesn't actually use brass in all the parts that appear to be brass. As you noted, they use "brass-lite" which isn't brass, but Zamac 3 -- or 96% zinc.
Speedo66
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Could it be the wood finish just coming off on his hand ?No, an ugly gun is an ugly gun. Again I'm going to say it is the lighting instead of a dirty hand.
Miami_JBT
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Look, I'm all for American made guns and love Henry for what they do. I have two of their .22LR lever actions proudly sitting next to my Marlin and Winchester rimfires. Their I support them for making their 9mm carbine, and I want their lever action .223 that is similar to a Browning BLR.
I even like their revolver if it had a blued grip frame with a more modern grip shape.
But right now, that gun is going to have problems in this market. The price doesn't match the perceived quality. Furthermore, a .22LR/.22Mag revolver would have been far more economical for Henry to make and for the consumer to purchase.
v8stang289
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Well, for me....
It makes every other revolver ever made look like a beautiful work of art by comparison.
dh1633pm
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Henry makes some nice rifles. Their appearance for some is too modern to be old, and for others too old looking to be modern. Got a 22 lever gun, and a Big Boy. i like them as functional, but appreciate the more traditional Marlins and Winchesters. I think the pistol does the same for me. i have mixed feelings, same as those who have posted. some like, and some don’t.
hemiram
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Yeah, it kind of makes me nauseated. A really ugly gun, besides the brass or whatever grip frame, and tiny grips. I'm not a Henry hater, I have a .22LR lever gun, but this thing is just a joke. I would take my SAR sr38 (An S&W 586 clone) any day over the Henry revolvers. Make it all steel, enclose the ejector rod, and reshape the rear of the frame, and get back to me. Until then, Henry will not be in my revolver collection.
bangswitch
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Not unless I'm about to be shot in the foot with it.
It looks like a 6-year-old kid saw pictures of old Model 10's or Colt Police revolvers and was then asked to draw what he saw. At this point in firearms manufacturing technology, unless you're making a replica of something from years gone by, the entire frame is one piece, instead of having the grip portion screwed onto it.
entropy
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It looks to me like something made in Darrah to resemble the result of a Smith & Wesson model 10 and an SAA's unholy union.
Not my thing, and the price, like all Henry's, is a bit high for what it is. That said, they must have thought there is a market for it.
Not my thing, and the price, like all Henry's, is a bit high for what it is. That said, they must have thought there is a market for it.
bangswitch
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I'm all for buying American made when it's something I like and has the same or better quality and pricing as something foreign. I have a Henry Big Boy rifle and it is well made, beautiful to look at and was a good value for what it cost. Since their lever actions are replicas of models made long ago, I feel that Henry would do much better selling handguns if they took the same path that Uberti and Pietta did and make replicas of Peacemakers and Remingtons. I'm sure they would be of the same quality as their long guns, and given a comparable price, I'd buy one of theirs instead of the Italian-made versions (which are very nice, BTW, as I have a Uberti SAA).
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I, for one more, don't think it's ugly. Mark and I disagree on plenty of other aesthetic stuff, but not this time. However, that's not my point. I'm more interested in the manufacturing.
I see benefit in having a separate grip frame. That part is easily cast, and requires no particular strength beyond what's available even to plastics. Henry has extensive experience in casting parts. However, the benefit that I see to casting that part separately is in reduction of cost! It seems like they are missing that part of the equation. Odds are, you could modify the grip to fit whatever S&W grip you like, and without risk since you can (probably) get the grip frame separately.
I wonder what the cost would be to machine it as one piece. I'm certainly not disagreeing with bangswitch, I'm just curious as to what the benefits are. They made an engineering decision, and I wonder what the rubric was to end up with the decision that they made.
Unfortunately, despite the fact that I appreciate their aesthetics, I can't justify double the cost of a Taurus 65.
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I don’t know the benefits of separate grip frame… or other manufacturers don’t know or care about a quality mono frame. But I bet Henry don’t care about the engineering and cost of a mono frame or they would have made a separate grip frame. I trust the process!
Miami_JBT
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Nah brah, I ain't even 40 yet and that ain't retro.The more you guys from the old folks homehate it, the more I LOVE it!
It’s RETO!
The same can be said about Colt, Smith and Wesson, Charter Arms, H&R many others. Those guns look better. The Henry looks like poo. I do not understand them and most people are like me - turned off by the ugliness.
mcb
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I am with @Mark_Mark on this one. I like the looks especially the round butt. If you offered me one of these Henry revolvers next to a Colt Python (old or new) I would take the the Henry. I am a big fan of fixed sighted revolvers with barrels longer than 2-inches.
This thread is also a fine example of why the firearms market's innovation has completely stagnated. Even modest cosmetic changes are met with overwhelmingly negative reactions and changes in actual function out right hostility.
This thread is also a fine example of why the firearms market's innovation has completely stagnated. Even modest cosmetic changes are met with overwhelmingly negative reactions and changes in actual function out right hostility.
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Miami_JBT
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Separate grip frame means they just need to make one receiver.
Speedo66
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Hopefully, if you ever decide to sell it, you can find that other person with your same “taste”.The more you guys from the old folks home
It’s RETO!
RETO, is that a new word to describe something that looks aesthetically old, but nasty?
The only definition I could find for that word was in Spanish, and it means “challenging”, which would make sense.And I don’t consider myself old at only 76.
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Mark_Mark
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Your Old as you feel! And I wouldn’t sell such a jewel of a masterpiece! engraved Henry Revolver! ooooj yeahHopefully, if you ever decide to sell it, you can find that other person with your same “taste”.
RETO, is that a new word to describe something that looks aesthetically old, but nasty?
And I don’t consider myself old at only 76.
